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12-18-2018, 02:38 PM
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Nick Friedman's Petty Theft
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12-18-2018, 09:51 PM
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[Redacted. Friendship with the book’s author is more important.]
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12-19-2018, 04:44 AM
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Great review! Will order Nick's book as soon as I get back to Canada next spring. Kudos, Nick!
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12-19-2018, 06:42 AM
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Thought better of it. I'd likened one of Nick's poems, quoted in the review, to another by a British poet of my acquaintance, which is remarkably similar, even having the same title, and I'd wondered about "petty theft".
But, on reflection, the title is a trademark and the theme is a pretty obvious step from it, so it's probably a complete accident.
Apologies.
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12-19-2018, 07:26 AM
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Ann:
It is a fair question, but I have checked and I don't see an overlap other than the title and the general subject matter. I would not be surprised if the Adrienne Rich poem I mentioned in the review was an inspiration for both poets.
I got to know John Glenday, who is a wonderful person, just a bit at Sewanee and I have heard him read, and I think no one today writes better poetry about science than John. His "Undark" is superb, and it is both more spare & more stunning in its close than Nick's fine "Undark." John's poem is an uneasy elegy for the dead, whereas Nick's poem is a more political condemnation of the people who caused the deaths.
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12-19-2018, 07:40 AM
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Mike, we cross-posted. I've retracted my query.
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12-19-2018, 07:48 AM
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Thanks, Ann.
The bottom line is read both John & Nick if you haven't already.
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12-19-2018, 12:49 PM
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Enjoyed the review, Mike. Thanks for posting it. I don't know the work of John Glenday at all, so it is good to have it brought to my attention, too.
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12-19-2018, 07:00 PM
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12-19-2018, 07:30 PM
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